With all due respect, I hope the government members have duly taken note of your comments, which were very relevant.
That said, what's also of concern is the fact that we, as legislators, are entitled to make decisions based on clear and compelling evidence. After all the studies we have seen, if deterrence worked, the bill would be pointless because it was already adopted back in the time of Allan Rock, when the firearms registry was created. At that time, there were 10 offences for which mandatory minimum penalties were created.
Why should we now be increasing the sentence by one year or increasing it in the case of a subsequent offence, when there's already a legislative scheme? We do see this happening elsewhere.
Do you have any information on street gangs that you could share with us, in connection with what could be done with firearms?